$(document).ready(function(){
      jQuery("#list").jqGrid({
        url:'example.php',
        datatype: 'xml',
        mtype: 'GET',
        colNames:['Inv No','Date', 'Amount','Tax','Total','Notes'],
        colModel :[
          {name:'invid', index:'invid', width:55},
          {name:'invdate', index:'invdate', width:90},
          {name:'amount', index:'amount', width:80, align:'right'},
          {name:'tax', index:'tax', width:80, align:'right'},
          {name:'total', index:'total', width:80, align:'right'},
          {name:'note', index:'note', width:150, sortable:false} ],
        pager: jQuery('#pager'),
        rowNum:10,
        rowList:[10,20,30],
        sortname: 'id',
        sortorder: "desc",
        viewrecords: true,
        imgpath: 'jqGrid/themes/basic/images',
        caption: 'My first grid'
      });
});